Search dogs called in as police continue looking for missing West Warwick girl

Sunday

Aug 24, 2014 at 11:06 AM

Search dogs are now being used as police continue to look for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Wednesday night.

By Barbara Polichetti

WEST WARWICK, R.I. — Search dogs are now being used as police continue to look for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Wednesday night.

Sergeant Stephen Vannini said that dogs and handlers from the Rhode Island State Police, along with a special K-9 search coalition that works with the State Police, began fanning out along West Warwick Avenue Sunday morning.

Khia Lake was last seen around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and was reported missing by her mother on Thursday.

When she was last seen she was wearing a black V-neck top and black shorts with “Dancer” written on the back.

She is 5 foot 3 inches, 120 pounds, with dark brown shoulder length hair, a fair complexion, and a ring on her lower lip.

Police said that Khia often frequents parks and playgrounds, and the bike path in the Arctic and Crompton sections. Anyone coming in contact with Khia is asked to contact the West Warwick Police Department at (401) 821-4323.